diff --git a/kernel/perf_event.c b/kernel/perf_event.c
index f309e80..39afdb0 100644
--- a/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -417,8 +417,8 @@
 	return event->cpu == -1 || event->cpu == smp_processor_id();
 }
 
-static int
-__event_sched_out(struct perf_event *event,
+static void
+event_sched_out(struct perf_event *event,
 		  struct perf_cpu_context *cpuctx,
 		  struct perf_event_context *ctx)
 {
@@ -437,13 +437,14 @@
 	}
 
 	if (event->state != PERF_EVENT_STATE_ACTIVE)
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
 	event->state = PERF_EVENT_STATE_INACTIVE;
 	if (event->pending_disable) {
 		event->pending_disable = 0;
 		event->state = PERF_EVENT_STATE_OFF;
 	}
+	event->tstamp_stopped = ctx->time;
 	event->pmu->del(event, 0);
 	event->oncpu = -1;
 
@@ -452,19 +453,6 @@
 	ctx->nr_active--;
 	if (event->attr.exclusive || !cpuctx->active_oncpu)
 		cpuctx->exclusive = 0;
-	return 1;
-}
-
-static void
-event_sched_out(struct perf_event *event,
-		  struct perf_cpu_context *cpuctx,
-		  struct perf_event_context *ctx)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = __event_sched_out(event, cpuctx, ctx);
-	if (ret)
-		event->tstamp_stopped = ctx->time;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -664,7 +652,7 @@
 }
 
 static int
-__event_sched_in(struct perf_event *event,
+event_sched_in(struct perf_event *event,
 		 struct perf_cpu_context *cpuctx,
 		 struct perf_event_context *ctx)
 {
@@ -684,6 +672,8 @@
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
 
+	event->tstamp_running += ctx->time - event->tstamp_stopped;
+
 	if (!is_software_event(event))
 		cpuctx->active_oncpu++;
 	ctx->nr_active++;
@@ -694,35 +684,6 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int
-event_sched_in(struct perf_event *event,
-		 struct perf_cpu_context *cpuctx,
-		 struct perf_event_context *ctx)
-{
-	int ret = __event_sched_in(event, cpuctx, ctx);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-	event->tstamp_running += ctx->time - event->tstamp_stopped;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void
-group_commit_event_sched_in(struct perf_event *group_event,
-	       struct perf_cpu_context *cpuctx,
-	       struct perf_event_context *ctx)
-{
-	struct perf_event *event;
-	u64 now = ctx->time;
-
-	group_event->tstamp_running += now - group_event->tstamp_stopped;
-	/*
-	 * Schedule in siblings as one group (if any):
-	 */
-	list_for_each_entry(event, &group_event->sibling_list, group_entry) {
-		event->tstamp_running += now - event->tstamp_stopped;
-	}
-}
-
 static int
 group_sched_in(struct perf_event *group_event,
 	       struct perf_cpu_context *cpuctx,
@@ -736,13 +697,7 @@
 
 	pmu->start_txn(pmu);
 
-	/*
-	 * use __event_sched_in() to delay updating tstamp_running
-	 * until the transaction is committed. In case of failure
-	 * we will keep an unmodified tstamp_running which is a
-	 * requirement to get correct timing information
-	 */
-	if (__event_sched_in(group_event, cpuctx, ctx)) {
+	if (event_sched_in(group_event, cpuctx, ctx)) {
 		pmu->cancel_txn(pmu);
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
@@ -751,31 +706,26 @@
 	 * Schedule in siblings as one group (if any):
 	 */
 	list_for_each_entry(event, &group_event->sibling_list, group_entry) {
-		if (__event_sched_in(event, cpuctx, ctx)) {
+		if (event_sched_in(event, cpuctx, ctx)) {
 			partial_group = event;
 			goto group_error;
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!pmu->commit_txn(pmu)) {
-		/* commit tstamp_running */
-		group_commit_event_sched_in(group_event, cpuctx, ctx);
+	if (!pmu->commit_txn(pmu))
 		return 0;
-	}
+
 group_error:
 	/*
 	 * Groups can be scheduled in as one unit only, so undo any
 	 * partial group before returning:
-	 *
-	 * use __event_sched_out() to avoid updating tstamp_stopped
-	 * because the event never actually ran
 	 */
 	list_for_each_entry(event, &group_event->sibling_list, group_entry) {
 		if (event == partial_group)
 			break;
-		__event_sched_out(event, cpuctx, ctx);
+		event_sched_out(event, cpuctx, ctx);
 	}
-	__event_sched_out(group_event, cpuctx, ctx);
+	event_sched_out(group_event, cpuctx, ctx);
 
 	pmu->cancel_txn(pmu);